Hes not signed tho has he? needs clearance from the home office/work permit etc.

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Hes confirmed hes having medical, wp will be required of course tho.

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I can't be bothered to explain them, but research the Football/Work permit rules etc. Basically, he is 99.9% certain to get one I'd say...

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Why can't it be that easy to get a wp on fm manager?

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I beg to differ. The Work Permit Rules say "The playerâ€™s National Association must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA World Rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application.". Syria is 132.

He's also retired from international duty which might make him struggle to meet the 75% appearance rule.

If he's going to get a WP it will not be through the FA's system, unless he gets a sympathy exemption because he's Syrian.

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He's Unlikely to get turned down with the amount of international games he has played in

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Fawaz may get him in as Tier 1 (Donated a staggering sum of ££ to the UK Govt.) I work with overseas students and they do it all the time.

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11 Jul 2012 21:41:28
Firas al khatib has just said on twitter that he'll finalise his move to forest on sunday {Ed034's Note - I cannot see where he said it but there is a lot of chat about it

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I made this post ed, if you go on to his own twitter (@feras_alkhtib) , its there (in arabic). {Ed034's Note - cheers mate. I've just clicked on to follow him

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If true, I'm not saying this guy wouldn't be a good signing but I don't want the board signing players so I kind of hope stories like this aren't true.

Either give Cotterill control over transfers or appoint a manager in which you have faith to do the job and allow him to do so.

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I have a Arabic to English and this is correct, he is the Syrian National Captain, very good player! He is coming to London and signing on Sunday before we fly out to the US on Monday for pre season training

RG09

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Iv seen videos of him on youtube he looks amazing

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No problem ed. and to expand on the above, he was, until he quit the national team last year. this is because of the civil war in syria that many will have seen on the news. his hometown, homs, is one of the main places of government bombing. he said earlier this month that he wil not p[lay nationally again until the conflict stops. {Ed034's Note - good. Will add something different. Feel free to follow me. I'm new to twitter but tend to just follow journos that don't talk rubbish

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288 goals in 425 games...

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Looks a good player, very confident on the ball. I am cautious like the above that the board are signing players. Reckon we going to see quite a few changes/additions including manager swapped in a short time..

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Its a bit concerning that the owners are bringing in players, let the manager manage whoever that may be, are the owners expecting their players to be on the team sheet every Saturday? Im sure they can do a job for us but are they up to the tougher english game? Sounds like we are going to require a manager with a strong character to put his stamp on the club.

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Not being funny but the hasawis should be allowed to bring in a player or 2 since they are prepared to hopefully put millions in to our club. However I do not want a team full of players or their choice

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Just a thought - who's to say that either Cotterill or a replacement that we have lined up hasn't approved this transfer (i.e. not forced upon them by the board, only suggested)?

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Any manager with half a brain would have a look,Why not?

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These kind of signings (potentially brought in by the chairman) don't sit well with me BUT if they come in alongside the likes of Guedioura, Elokobi, etc ...... then I can live with that

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Get over yourselves!
give the guy a chance, no harm in him bringing a few players over, will add extra fans over in his home country etc. Also this guy looks good, you see those free kicks? doesn't matter who was in goal, hart wouldn't of stopped them or shilton!

Gertrude the red

Also I don't get why people are complaining, the guy as basically saved us and given us a profile boost over seas in my opinion

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I agree with most of the comments on the thread; he does look good on the clips but it must be said, some of the defending is woeful! However, Championship football, with a big hairy defender cropping you every 5 mins, on a cold wet wednesday night in February is a very different experience to what some of our new signings may be used to. (By all means lets bring them in and they do look good .....but I'm hoping for some signings who are proven in this league or the prem aswell) And like many on here, I'm paitiently waiting to hear rumours of a couple of Central defenders being lined up. Do we know what time the press conference is on Sat yet? I'll see you all down the CG to meet our new owners! I hope it's a good turn out.

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Firas al khatib - fast and knows where the goal is. Great impact sub if not more. Getting quite exciting now - who's next on the shopping list? Can't wait!

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As long as we get promoted i dont really care where the players come from

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After everything Cotterill has had to endure, I hope he isn't now going to be undermined with the signing of new players by the board, give the bloke some respect. I agree, this lad may look good but faced with Lynch V Huddlesfield on rainy night/afternoon in winter, what will he be like? which leads me to why he went when he must have known the takeover was imminent. He obviously wanted to go regardless, where as Chambers was desperate to stay and is probably pig sick it all went through 24 hours after he signed for the tractor boys. Anyway, Gunter for Captain now.

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Hi all. Love the website. Mate of mine knows Lee Camp. Apparently this Firas bloke was part of the deal when they took control of Forest. The rest of the players who will come in will be for the manager to decide. Names such as Matty Fryatt, Liam Lawrence are top of the list (Not amazingly glamorous I know). No defenders mentioned which worries me, but Campy has been told Routledge (who is mates with Blackstock) will be coming on a season long loan. Heskey and Hargreaves will be offered pay as you play contracts. Really hope they get some decent defenders in too, but attacking options will be looking good.

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11 Jul 2012 21:14:41
I've just looked on the Wolves page and Kighty hasn't yet been offered a new deal?! No talk on Elokobi and little about Adlene but MM is apparently coming to us?!

RG09 {Ed034's Note - Mm?

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MM =Mick McCarthy think this is the mm {Ed034's Note - Of course. I was recking my head to think of a player with mm initials lol

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Mick McCarthy (MM)

RG09

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Why not just type mick mccarthy?

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Dont want MM he can f*** rite off

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Steve cotterill will be given a chance but the new owners want promotion straight away no pressure then

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Does anyone know what time the press conference is?

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11 Jul 2012 20:18:46
Nottingham Forest will complete the signing of Kuwaiti International Bader Al-Mutawa. Al-Mutawa has a strong relationship with the Al-Hasawi's as he currently plays for Qadsia. The Al-Hasawi's were former owners of the Kuwaiti club. Bader is a "tricky wide man who can also play striker".

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I think Warnock signing Paddy Kenny rules him out of coming to Forest and why we chasing Kightley he hass hardly played last couple of years

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I hope this is true. Just type his name into Youtube and feast your eyes on his skill.

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Yeah Findley also looked good on youtube

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Knew Findley wouldn't do much he only bagged about 15 goals in 60/70 games in the MLS (rubbish league) so.....

RG09

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11 Jul 2012 19:48:52
It has been reported that last seasons on-loan signing, Adlène Guedioura, is expected to sign permanently in the coming days. He will sign a 3 year deal worth £10,000.

The fee is reported to be around £700k as new Wolves boss Ståle Solbakken looks to offload some of his fringe players.

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Really hope so. Dan T.

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I hope...getting depressed about lynchie leaving... {Ed034's Note - How could you get depressed when we had just been told we had been taken over??

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"A 3 year deal worth £10000" Thats £3333.33 per year. Even I earn more than that!! (Just)

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Obviously had strong feeling for Lynch! Great for us last season while Chambers was more concerned with straightening the arm band out!

Ed, your right! Its time to dare to dream again! Got a good feeling about the Hasawi family!

RG09

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A 3 year deal worth £10000" Thats £3333.33 per year. Even I earn more than that! (Just)

I don't! {Ed034's Note - You get more than that for signing on lol

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Its one thing being taken over, its another when you dont effectively have a defense...and we still dont know who we are going to buy...Lynch is high quality wfor the championship and will develop further...streets ahead of the likes of matt ruddy mills, wes too fat too slow morgan and show me the money chambers...we really have to think long and hard about who we get in centre back wise...especailly if rumours of lascalles going are also true... {Ed034's Note - Lynch wasn't high quality. He was a decent player, but can be replaced and hopefully with better. He didn't want to stay, has moved on, so let's all do the same

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If Lynch or Chambers had been in Forests plans they would have waited

Onwards and upwards

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Lynch was good but only had 1 good season no one wanted befor or are all our memory's that short

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3 year deal worth £10000 ? isnt that 10k? :S , so as you said £3333.33 a year, thats only three thousand three hundred, thirty three pounds and thirty three pence a year...thats nothing! or am i going crazy.

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Its obviously 10k a week ya dingbat.

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Lynch became a hell of a lot better and more confident once he was played in his proper slot as CB and had a decent run in the side. He was very hit an miss at LB but he was played out of position there. Onwards and upwards at the Citu ground!

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11 Jul 2012 19:38:11
who is harry norton nffcprophet ? he seems to think that elokobi and kightly deals are basically done along with pep being sorted out ?
is he reliable ? {Ed034's Note - Dont follow him so don't know mate

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This guy has been writing nonsense the last few weeks. Knows nothing, just stirring the pot. If you look at his previous tweets everything he has tweeted has been incorrect.

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What I think the op means is worth 10,000 per week

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What is 'pep'? You sure as hell can't be regarding to Guardiola.

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11 Jul 2012 19:20:11
the reason behind the press conf not being held till sat is new manager and new players to sort out there contracts and fee ,s steve cottrill will be released along with is staff the new manager as already given is list of players and will be unvailed on sat with new manager new chairman new owner and new shirt if you want to no my source it came from a local journo who is a very good freind to my brother..........

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So we unveil a new manager on Saturday and the first team in the states from Friday managerless and no coaches or backroom staff? I dont expect much to happen until next week, on or off the pitch. {Ed034's Note - They go monday

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Sky bet redknapps odds for forest job down from 100-1 last week to 5-1 tonight?

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I got it wrong yesterday the team fly out on Monday from Gatwick

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Ed, Ive been led to believe for a while that the squad leave Friday? Youve got me confused now :) {Ed034's Note - As far as I know it's Monday. I have seen it in several reports

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New owners won't rednapp as manager.he is not keen but will listern to offer.cotterall resigned to losing his job.
Source : caught of side

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I feel a bit sorry for Cotterill.

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Harry won't drive that far!

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Harry lives ten min from airport city ground 15 min from airport he drove to london hour from his home

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11 Jul 2012 18:19:28
Fawaz looking to make goalkeeper, Khalid Al-Rashidi of Al Arabi his first signing. He will be unveiled at the first press conference .

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First signings must be centre backs and left back and on the coaching front bring in a coach who want to pass the ball only way forward

People saying a deal for 3 wolves players is all but done, george, geddy and kightly. anyone else heard this via t**tter?

ketnee t3

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Have been following all your posts for a couple of weeks now,and yes there have been a few players leaving,im just left asking myself why gunter never left,there have been a number of clubs after him for a while now,there must have been some one telling him to hang on in there!maybe the players that have left were not in the future plans,any way its all exciting and a long time over due! {Ed034's Note - For me he would be a fantastic captain.

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I heard this but is he any better than Lee Camp or Darlow? I fear not.

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That blokey on twitter has been spot on up to now, he is bringing the keeper and a striker for his previous club, cost around $800k to buy out their contracts.....Fact

RG09

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Gunter is loyal and agree with ed would be a good captain

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I think he should get a 5 year deal and captaincy think Gunter is class and has a brilliant attitude future forest legend in my eyes

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Gunter has shown tremendous intelligence, loyalty and passion for the club but is not level headed enough on pitch to be captain.

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11 Jul 2012 14:33:56
I have inside info of Forests transfer policy.

You might not like this but it will follow a similar policy to the previous one but with no upper limit on spending and only restricted by the financial fair play rules. They will only sign the right player and not just any player. Apparently they have already made an enquiry about Rob Earnshaw. Also the new owners have already authorised an almost blank cheque to invest in young players and any required improvements to an already very good academy.

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If true I think its a bit short sighted. We need to bolster the squad with at least five senior players to give us time to find these youngsters. im no expert but I dont here enough about an entire squad of up and coming players in the acadamy.

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Don't talk the greatest load of drivel.
Earnie will not be returning to the CG.
Not good enough!
IERM

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We dont want Earnshaw, we want a proper ST that can score more goals, if we get him, we are going back wards, also i agree , whata wrong with only buying players we need, that good, and inverstment into academy is good as well

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FFP not even in yet {Ed034's Note - i thought it was in, just not fully yet

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Any 1 know what time the press conference is on saturday ?

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Mr Hassawi has apparently said he wants to be open to input from the fans , I personally would like to see a spanish coach included at the academy.

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Press conference will be announced on the OS, just need to keep looking.

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Earnshaw scored a goal every other game for Forest. Many he only played off the bench. Why would you not want a striker with a goal ratio like that?

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Good idea.I wanna see a Spanish coach at the Academy too.Preferably with the World Cup and Euros winning squad inside it.
IERM

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No. You don't have inside info on the transfer policy.

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"Why would you not want a striker with a goal ratio like that?"
Because in his last season here he was mediocre at best.

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Don't shoot the messenger mate. Its only what i've been told, its not my opinion....

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Earnshaw WAS a great signing for us and did a very good job. Sadly though, he's past his sell-by-date but still on very good money, which is why he's been on the bench for Cardiff for so long without any interest. If he ain't good enough for them, he ain't NOW good enough for us

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11 Jul 2012 12:51:33
Michael Owen signed?

''Nottingham Forest
On the 11th July 2012 Michael Owen signed a proffesional contract with Nottingham Forest until 2013. He has yet to make an appearance for the club''

It's on Wikipedia, i know it can be edited by anyone, but its still interesting

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He's signed for Stoke mate

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Micheal Owen, Aaron Ramsey, Owen Hargreaves...if any of these came true the first thing our new owners would need to invest in is an extended treatment centre!

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Why on earth would we be interested in Owen, so he could sit on the bench all season earning a fortune for doing nowt.
We dont need this sort of player, we want hungry players with bags of skill, youth and ambition

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We have just missed out on this super signing I'm afraid. He has signed for Hucknall Town instead according to wiki!!

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If on a 'pay as you play' contract then I would be happy with him signing but like you so rightly mention Wiki can get edited by anyone and in this case probably an hopeful Man Utd fan ;)

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Its not on there anymore....

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Dont want Owen always has been over-rated {Ed034's Note - A fit Owen would be a huge asset. I'm just not sure if there is still such a thing though

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Agree with you there Ed. If Owen was fit he would have been unemployed for less than a second.

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He has just said himself on twitter will only play in prem or abroad

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11 Jul 2012 11:26:43
According to an Arsenal shareholder @DarrenArsenal1 on Twitter, he's said to his followers to put money on Harry Redknapp to become the next Forest manager.

The guy is apparently Arsenal's version of Capello, if he says ten things will happen, nine do eventually happen. I for one hope it's part of the nine.

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He probably a bookie Ha :D

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Lets hope not.

if 10 million is committed by the new owners, 9 million will end up in an offshore bank account

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YOU'RE MAD IF YOU WOULDN'T WANT REDKNAPP AS MANAGER

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Would love that to happen

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Ed... I bet you've never been so busy on this site..... Good work.....coyr {Ed034's Note - i have had it on in the background all day, while i'm doing my day job. it's a pleasure to do when it's positive stuff

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I stil want BD back. He is tried and tested with forest. We played some good football and we were pushing promotion 2years in a row. We be in premier league by now if he got just a little more investment in the 10/11 season. Hes the man to take us to the prem then we can think about managers that have experience in the prem when we are there.

Surely Aaron Ramsey is the kind of quality we need sign him up on loan for the season.

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Well at least he will give the physio something to do, like we haven't got enough sick notes...

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Rednapp has been spoken to at the CG last week .....so have others

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This is ture Ramsey would be good as a loan for 1 or 2 season

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You muppets, he's a first team regular with Champions League next year. So Forest were bought out, they're still only Championship.

I'm just as excited as everyone else on the talkover news. But spending millions is not good policy. Seen Portsmouth recently? Slow building would be much better. If the owners signed fifteen 12 year olds with natural ability, I'd be happier than £6million on Ramsey.

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Firstly AR would not drop to the Championship when he is clearly Premier League quality and HR, let's get realistic! Apart from Spurs every club harry has been to like Southampton and Portsmouth ended up in administration!

RG09

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Are you lot aware of financial fair play rules?

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Championship clubs have voted 21-3 in favour of introducing strict new Financial Fair play rules. Clubs that overspend will be punished with a Transfer embargo. The details are attached here.

Plans to introduce a model that restricted clubs to spending a percentage of their turnover have been abandoned in favour of 'breakeven' model that restricts the level of losses a club can make. In the face of practical and legal challenges, the first sanctions will not now be in place until 1 January 2015, in the form of transfer embargoes.

Mmmmmm...and we are in...yes it's 2012

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Forest wages for new signings £10k a week MAX, and you think Ramsay would drop down to the Championship for this amount? {Ed034's Note - How do you know the wage structure??

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So you must be lynchie or another out of contract player to know what the max is

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How do you work this out Reid greening are on at least 15k at themin not going to take a pay cut

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This is Fav rumour so far would love it to happen but what a load of .......

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They may be keen but its never going to happen unless we get into the prem... only additions to mid field we need are pep a must have after last season and a fast and tricky wide right player oh someone like McCleary

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i am a berk11 Jul 2012 11:12:39
Neil Warnock is still odds on to become the next Manager of Nottingham forest. With the future of Leeds still in the balance and fan revolt over Warnock last season,he may just now be tempted to join Forest knowing the future of the club will be safe. Steve cotterill could still have a role as a coach if he accepts the offer. Expect news this Saturday at the press conference . {Ed034's Note -

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Will that mean we will sign Paddy Kenny too::

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Don't want Warnock! Not in a million years!

RG09

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Paddy Kenny signed 3 year deal at Leeds source Sky Sports!

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Been a forest fan all my life, saw my first game in 1975 been there for all the up's and down's since. But if Warnock comes will seriously have to consider my support for my club {Ed034's Note - Really??? You would honestly consider supporting your club because of one person???

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Dont get me wrong wouldn't support another club couldn't Forest tattoo'd on my heart but would never pay to see them while warnock was there. Really can't stand the guy not that impressed by his track record either not been that exceptional {Ed034's Note - but your support your club, not your manager. don't get me wrong i would hate to see him or that little burk down the a5-2, but i would still be being told to sit down in my usual seat every game......stupid annoying stewards (bar chesney of course)

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Fair point. about the stewards got to be the second worse in the champ. Blackpool the worst wouldn't even let me in cus i smelt of booze hadn't even had time to get a drink

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Would like to see AdlÃ¨ne Guedioura back at forest was impressed by him on loan

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11 Jul 2012 10:50:01
The new owners will evaluate Stuart Pearce's performance over the olympics and if things don't work out with SC then he will be offered a contract.

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I don't think this is the case, but nice thinking. Psycho is a fans choice, him or Roy Keane would really bring the fans back, not sure if they are the right brand of manager. Normally bigger names fail at this level, the best managers are those coming through the ranks....try to find one of those, maybe SC is the man?

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Roy Keane no chance!

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Physco is feeling rejected after being frozen out by Roy Hodgeson over the summer and is looking for league experience, the new owners want history, passion and to keep the fans on side, they see it as the perfect appointment.

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Psycho still has no track record in management to speak of.

his appointment would put bums on seats in the short term but whether it would be good for forest is another matter entirely.

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Would be good though

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Bums on seats = Matin O'neil. {Ed034's Note - Why would he come to us when he's at Sunderland??

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11 Jul 2012 09:34:46
Lynch was allowed to go as Higginbotham will be signed in the next few days, and as they are both left sided central defenders Lynch wouldnt have played much as Danny is going to made captain

Tamas Kadar (free) and Steve McManus (loan) are being lined up as the other new central defenders

Bjorn Riise will be the new right winger from Fulham on a free

George Elokobi coming from Wolves for £250k

Hendry Thomas coming from Wigan on a free

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Kadar and McManus - Even more reason to wish Chambers and especially Lynch had waited before signing off!

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Higginbotham staying at stoke he was al right at forest but nothing special

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Higginbottom is too old we need a more mobile Centre half but i admit he does have the brain to carry on playing

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Bjorn Helge Riise? Never in a million year!! If he signs for us I`ll stop travelling from Oslo - he is a whining clown with no attitude at all. All he wants is a big paycheck to buy him ugly caps and tattoos...NO THANK YOU

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So we now have money so we are gonna bring average players in on a free or loan dont think so pal i would say expect 7 signings for a total of about 7mil

Anelka's on a fortune... Good youth up and coming talent like Jordon Rhodes is whats needed here o and Billy Sharpe.

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No way are we going to be able to afford jordan rhodes.....

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Sorry mate but I totally disagree. I doubt we will buy him but I very much believe we Could afford Jordan Rhodes. What would it take do you think? £5.5? £6M? How much do you estimate Ed? {Ed034's Note - i think an offer of £4m plus on of Derbyshire or Mcgoldrick could be enough

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He would be a nice addition but from Huddersfields standpoint it would not make sense. Selling Rhodes would make your strike force weak and adding either of those two would really stuff it up. I think it would have to be straight cash and lots of it.

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Jordan Rhodes would be great....but why would Huddersfield want either McGodrick or Derbyshire ?? Derbyshire seemed to vanish of the face of the planet and McGoaldrought is the worst striker we've ever had. !! {Ed034's Note - Mcgoldrick has a lot of potential and a manager may feel he can bring it out of him. Don't know with Derbyshire lol maybe if he changed his name to Nottinghamshire he may start to improve